Session 58 Speeches

189 speeches found

Bolivia

BOL
2003
Session 58
Carlos Mesa Gisbert

Allow me to congratulate the President on his election as President of this session of the General Assembly. We wish him every success. At the same time, it is...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH
2003
Session 58
Dragan Cović

It is my great pleasure and honour to address the General Assembly at its fifty- eighth session. At the outset, allow me, Sir, to extend my sincere congratulat...

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Botswana

BWA
2003
Session 58
Mompati S. Merafhe

Allow me, first of all, to express once again to the Secretary-General and to all United Nations personnel the condolences of my Government and the people of B...

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Brazil

BRA
2003
Session 58
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Let my first words before this world parliament be of confidence in the human capacity to overcome challenges and to move towards higher forms of partnership, ...

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Brunei-Darussalam

BRN
2003
Session 58
Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

My congratulations go to you, Sir, and to the people of Saint Lucia on your election, together with my thanks to your predecessor, Mr. Kavan, for his work over...

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Bulgaria

BGR
2003
Session 58
Simeon de Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. This session will be one o...

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Burkina Faso

BFA
2003
Session 58
Blaise Compaore

The serious events currently threatening international peace and security armed conflict, terrorism, poverty, disease and unfair trading practices call urg...

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Burundi

BDI
2003
Session 58
Domitien Ndayizeye

Allow me at the outset, on behalf of my delegation and in my personal capacity, to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Julian Robert Hunte on his election...

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Cambodia

KHM
2003
Session 58
Hor Namhong

First of all, I wish to extend my warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assem...

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Cameroon

CMR
2003
Session 58
Martin Belinga-Eboutou

I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. You have set in...

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Canada

CAN
2003
Session 58
Jean Chrétien

It is a great pleasure for me to address this important gathering. I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the General A...

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Cape Verde

CPV
2003
Session 58
Maria de Fátima Lima Veiga

Let me at the very outset offer my warm congratulations to Mr. Hunte on his election to preside over this fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. With hi...

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Central African Republic

CAF
2003
Session 58
Fernand Poukré-Kono

At the outset, I pay sincere tribute to the President on his election to preside over the Assembly at the fifty-eighth session, which is being held in a partic...

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Chad

TCD
2003
Session 58
Nagoum Yamassoum

As in the past, and despite present ordeals, Chad, my country, is very glad to take active part in this meeting of peoples united by the same fate and motivate...

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Chile

CHL
2003
Session 58
Soledad Alvear Valenzuela

I congratulate Mr. Hunte on his election as President of this Assembly. As the Foreign Minister of St. Lucia, a member of the Latin American and Caribbean comm...

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China

CHN
2003
Session 58
Li Zhaoxing

Please allow me warmly to congratulate Mr. Hunte, on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session. I would also like to...

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Colombia

COL
2003
Session 58
Alvaro Uribe Vélez

I should like to congratulate you, Sir, upon your election as President of the General Assembly, and to wish you every success in the performance of your dutie...

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Comoros

COM
2003
Session 58
Azali Assoumani

It is a great pleasure for me to join with others who have spoken before me in congratulating, on behalf of my country, the Union of the Comoros, and on my own...

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Congo

COG
2003
Session 58
Rodolphe Adada

Three years ago, we held the Millennium Summit, during which we crafted a clear-cut common vision for the twenty-first century, a road map to confront the chal...

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Costa Rica

CRI
2003
Session 58
Linnette Saboro

Allow me at the outset to congratulate His Excellency Mr. Julian Hunte on his well-deserved election to the presidency of the General Assembly. We are convince...

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